THE UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND
2013-2014 CURRICULUM GUIDE
ANY MAJOR: PRE-MEDICAL
DEGREE: BA OR BS
CONTACT PERSON: JOYCE TAMASHIRO
PROGRAM COORDINATOR: KATHY SAMMS 235-879-3814
HEALTH PROFESSIONS ADVISING @ WWW.PUGETSOUND.EDU/HPA
A suggested four-year program:
Early contact with the Chair of the Health Professions Advising Committee or the program coordinator is recommended in the first
year. The Medical School Admission Requirements book must be checked during the sophomore year for specific school
requirements.
Fall Semester Classes
Spring Semester Classes
Freshman
Units
Units
SSI 1
1
SSI 2
1
CHEM 110/lab (NS core)1
1
CHEM 120/lab2
1
Pre-med math*
1
Approaches core
1
FL (if needed) or Major**
1
FL (if needed) or Major**
1
Sophomore
Units
BIOL 111/lab3
1
BIOL 212/lab3
1
CHEM 250/lab
1
CHEM 251/lab
1
Approaches core
1
Approaches core
1
Elective or Major
1
Elective or Major
1
Junior
Units
Units
Units
PHYS 111/lab***
1
PHYS 112/lab***
1
Elective or BIOL 311/lab****
1
Elective or ENGL 3014 ****
1
Elective or Major
1
Elective or Major
1
Elective or Major
1
Elective or Major
1
Senior
Units
Units
6
1
Elective or Major
1
Elective or Major
1
Elective or Major
1
Elective or Major
1
Elective or Major
1
Elective or CHEM 460/lab**** or BIOL 3615
1
Elective or CHEM 461****
1
CN core
Puget Sound requires a total of 32 units to graduate.
NOTES:
1) Students with strong chemistry backgrounds could take Chem 115.
2) Students who have taken Chem 115 should take Chem 230.
3) If Biology major, take Biol 111/112 first year. If other major, recommend Biol 212 instead of 112.
4) Additional English writing courses required by some medical schools.
5) If Biochemistry with a lab is required take Chem 460 & 461 (students without Chem 230 must take Chem 231 as a pre-requisite). Biol 361 is a onesemester, non-lab course.
6) Of the three units of upper division coursework required outside the first major, the Connections course will count for one unless it is used to meet a major
requirement.
* Beginning in 2015, the MCAT will include more statistics, therefore MATH 160 or 260 or a departmental research methods and statistics course is
recommended. Some medical schools require up to a year of calculus, so students may consider taking MATH 180 and/or 181 in addition to statistics. MATH
160 and 180 will count toward the Mathematical Approaches core.
** Meet with advisor to ensure that major requirements as well as university requirements are met.
*** Phys 111/112 is preferable, but Phys 121 – 122 acceptable.
**** Recommended. Required at some schools.
The MCAT will be revised in 2015 and will include new topics in psychology and sociology. Psych 101 and SOAN 360 are recommended.
THE UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND
COURSE CHECKLIST
ANY MAJOR: PRE-MEDICAL
CORE CURRICULUM
UNIVERSITY CORE
CRS
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
TERM GRADE
COURSE
SSI1
BIOL 111#
SSI2
BIOL 212#
FN
CHEM 110 (or 115)#
HM
CHEM 120 (or 230)#
MA (MATH 160 or 180)
CHEM 250#
NS (BIOL 111 or CHEM 110 or 115)
CHEM 251#
SL
MATH 180
CN
PHYS 111 (or 121) #
KEY
SSI1= Seminar in Scholarly Inquiry1
SSI2= Seminar in Scholarly Inquiry2
FN= Fine Arts Approaches
HM= Humanistic Approaches
MA= Mathematical Approaches
NS= Natural Scientific Approaches
SL= Social Scientific Approaches
CN= Connections
FL= Foreign Language
Foreign Language Requirement (circle one)
1) Two semesters at 101/102 level or One semester at 200+ level
2) Proficiency exam (3rd high school level or 1st year college level)
3) AP foreign language score of 4 or 5
4) IB higher level foreign language score of 5, 6, or 7
UNITS TERM GRADE
PHYS 112 (or 122) #
ENGL 301*
BIOL 311*#
Biochemistry, CHEM 4601 and 4611
OR
BIOL 361
PSYC 101
SOAN 360
Upper Division Level Requirement
Three units at the upper division level outside the first major.
NOTES
# Denotes labs.
* Recommended. Required at some schools.
1) CHEM 230 or 231 are prerequisites
THIS FORM IS
NOT AN
OFFICIAL GRADUATION ANALYSIS